Surgical instruments for use with diagnostic scanning devices

a scanning device and surgical instrument technology, applied in the field of surgical instruments, can solve problems such as interference with surgeons and/or clinicians' use of surgical instruments, disrupting or compromising image and/or data quality, and affecting the use of surgical instruments by surgeons and/or clinicians

Active Publication Date: 2012-12-13
TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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While diagnostic scanning devices are useful and helpful, such devices, with regard to MRI scanners, have an effect on ferromagnetic foreign bodies or metallic implants (e.g. surgical prostheses and aneurysm clips) due to their interaction with magnetic and radiofrequency fields, which can lead to a disruption or compromise of image and / or data quality.
Current surgical instruments are composed of a variety of metallic and polymer components, some of which are not compatible with a diagnostic scanning device, such as a MRI scanner.
These types of components may disrupt or compromise image and data quality of a diagnostic test, and interfere with the surgeon and / or clinicians use of the surgical instrument.

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[0022]Embodiments of the presently-disclosed surgical instruments and their components are described in detail with reference to the drawings wherein like reference numerals identify similar or identical elements. As shown in the drawings and described throughout the following description, as is traditional when referring to relative positioning on a surgical instrument, the term “proximal” refers to the end of the device which is closer to the user and the term “distal” refers to the end of the device which is further away from the user.

[0023]In general, the present disclosure relates to single-use and / or re-useable surgical instruments that are partially or entirely composed of materials that are compatible during use of diagnostic scanning devices such as MRI scanners. Some of these surgical instrument materials include polymers, plastics, and / or non-ferrous metals, such as titanium or aluminum.

[0024]A novel aspect according to the present disclosure is that any suitable surgical...

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A surgical instrument for treating tissue during use of a diagnostic scanning device. The surgical instrument includes a housing, an actuating mechanism and an end effector assembly. The actuating mechanism is configured to activate the end effector assembly to treat tissue. At least a portion of the end effector is made of a material that is compatible with the diagnostic scanning device and allows a user to insert and activate the end effector to treat tissue at a surgical site within a patient while the surgical site is monitored during diagnostic scanning device.

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[0001]The present application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 479,569, filed on Apr. 27, 2011, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to surgical instruments that are compatible for use during diagnostic testing, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scanning and X-ray scanning.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Diagnostic scanning devices are commonly used by physicians and / or surgeons to diagnose diseases in patients or view the operative site during a surgical procedure. An example of a diagnostic scanning device is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. An MRI scanner uses high-powered magnets to render images of an internal body cavity of a patient. It is primarily used in medical imaging to demonstrate pathological or other phy...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B6/00A61B17/10A61B17/068A61B5/055A61B6/03
CPCA61B17/072A61B17/07207A61B17/1155A61B17/1285A61B2017/00911A61B2017/0092A61B6/12A61B5/055A61B2019/5236A61B2019/5238A61B2019/524A61B6/032A61B2562/182A61B2090/374A61B2090/376A61B2090/3762A61B17/068
Inventor STOPEK, JOSHUA BENJAMIN
Owner TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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